Michael C. Black
Partner
Areas of Practice
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Transportation Law
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Cruise Ship Passenger and Crew Injuries
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
- J.D. - 1995
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- B.A. - 1990
Published Works
- Author, "Recovery for Hijackings under COGSA", The Maritime Advocate, Issue 7, April, 1999
- Author, On Q The Ocean Carrier's use of the Q clause defense under COGSA, The Maritime Advocate, Issue 24, October, 2003
- Author, “Update on New COGSA – Here Come the “Rotterdam Rules”. Maritime Law Update 2010, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee, Admiralty Law Committee, and the Trial Lawyers Section Conference, October 15, 2010.
- Co-Author with Eric C. Thiel and Kate S. Goodsell, “Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives on Yacht Policies: Good Faith”. Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Conference, June 24-25, 2011.
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker: Litigating Cargo Claims from the Plaintiffs Perspective, of Miami School of Law, Maritime Law Societys quarterly meeting, Fall 1999
- Speaker: Ocean Cargo Claims from the Plaintiff's Perspective, Florida Bar Annual Meeting, Admiralty Section, January 2001
- Speaker: Recent Passenger Cruise Line Issues, Maritime Law Association of the United States Fall Meeting, November, 2005
- Speaker: Litigating Cruise Line Injuries, University of Miami School of Law, Maritime Law Society's Fall Meeting, September 18, 2008
- Speaker: Update on New COGSA – Here Come the Rotterdam Rules, Maritime Law Update 2010, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee, Admiralty Law Committee, and the Trial Lawyers Section Conference, October 15, 2010.
- Speaker: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives on Yacht Policies: Good Faith, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Conference, June 24-25, 2011.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Dade County Bar Association, Member
- Propeller Club of the United States, Member
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Member
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Member
- Association of Average Adjusters, Member
- American Association for Justice, Admiralty and Maritime Law Section, Member
Languages
- Spanish
